City man strikes neighbor with gun over boundaries

Police arrested an Amarillo man and booked him into the Potter County Detention Center on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he struck a neighbor in the head with a handgun, officials said.

Manning had gotten into an argument with a neighbor about 5 p.m. Monday about the boundary between their properties in the 4600 block of North Angelus Drive, police said. The men argued over where a fence separating their lots should be and agreed “to go out and settle” the dispute, police said.

Manning brought a handgun to the altercation and struck his neighbor in the head with it, police said. The neighbor did not require medical treatment, police said.

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you're a fool. You don't think hiring a surveyor would have been the more prudent move? Lets see, cost of this guy's bond=$1500 (10% of the total bond, in case your math skills aren't there); cost of an attorney to represent him = $5000 (est); opportunity cost (loss of his job, possible jail time, fines, dealing with probation, loss of his home when he can't pay the mortgage because he's in jail, etc) = $Unknown

Cost of a surveyor= $400 ($200 if he and his neighbor agreed to split the cost)

I cannot speak for retiredteach but I also laughed when i read turbo's comment, because it would have been easier for the moron in the article to hire a surveyor instead of hitting his neighbor in the head.

I think retiredteach was just agreeing with turbodoc, as do I.
Things aren't as bleak for Mr. Manning as you make them out to be. He probably won't do any jail time if this is his first offense,I'm assuming he doesn't have a felony record as he wasn't charged with being a felon in possesion of a firearm. He may have to pay fines,court costs and probation fees, which will be made into manageable payments throughout his probated sentence.
As far as losing his home because of missed mortgage payments? Come on, I'm sure he'll manage.
And if he loses his job over this? He can find another line of work if he's willing to work.

Thank you. You're right - I don't know this guy or his situation. I guess I'm getting to sensitive about people doing stupid stuff vs. thinking something through and making a better decision. Thanks for the kinder, gentler, attitude adjustment.

I have seen neighborhoods in Amarillo where last years trash is strung out all over the yard and the lazy asses just drive right up in the grass to the porch and take one step into their derelict house. Maybe this guy built the fence so he dont have to look at filth evertime he steps out his house. I am dont know cause I wasnt there.

Those are the kind of jobs surveyors do not like to get involved in. Inevitably one party will be upset with the results. For a few minutes of digging, they probably could have found their property corners and avoided the head bonking. Then again, giving them shovels might not be a good idea either. lol

It would seem that if both guys made an agreement to "go out and settle" the dispute, then the neighbor should have no complaint about getting hit with something. What did he think they were going to do? Maybe tea and crumpets?